Dear Friends and Colleagues: Travels take me next to St Paul for Lex-Ham Theaters production of ONeills THE FIRST MAN. The production goes up November 7-8; 14-15; 21-22 and possibly one Monday Industry Night performance. Rehearsals will begin around Sept. 15th. I hope to rehearse Mon-Thur 6:30 to 9:30pms and then Sat. later AMs/afternoons if possible. I also hope to not need to rehearse on Friday nights nor Sundays, until later in the rehearsal process. Alas, I cannot reward you financially on this one. However, please consider the rewards of working on an unknown and intriguing ONeill--concerning gender issues and also to perform in the renown Hill House?! And my undying gratitude!!!! Here are the specs. and hope I will see you at auditions. Lex-Ham Theater Auditions for THE FIRST MAN Eugene O’Neill was an Irish American playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner and a Nobel laureate in Literature. THE FIRST MAN is one of his early works that built his reputation as an authority in the realist and even expressionist techniques now found in American drama. THE FIRST MAN is a four act play set in 1920 that focuses on the return from Asia of Curtis and Martha Jayson, a husband and wife anthropologist team. Their nomadic and forthright lifestyle causes friction as their homecoming envelopes them in the domestic responsibilities of a proud New England family. The dialogue is brutal, powerful and direct. The surprise ending provokes discussion. The morals and themes revolving around gender positions, community expectations, would be recognizable by modern name of “work-life balance”. Lex-Ham Community Theater is happy to partner with the historic James J. Hill House. This production will be directed by Dr. Mary Cutler. Audition Details: Concordia College E.M. Pearson Theatre Building 312 Hamline Ave North, St. Paul 6:00-8:00pm, Friday, August 15th (Dance Studio Room) 6:00-8:00pm, Sunday, August 17th (Music Classroom 150) Callbacks: TBD Please be prepared for cold readings from the script, become familiar with the text from a copy in the public domain. Please bring your acting resume and a headshot if available. Performances: James J. Hill House 240 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55102 Nov. 7th-8th, 13th-15th, 21st-22nd (7:00pm all performances) Please email any questions to [email protected] Cast and Roles: CURTIS JAYSON, (husband of Martha), He has the appearance of rugged strength. He retains an eager boyish enthusiasm in spite of its prevailing expression of preoccupied aloofness. MARTHA JAYSON, (wife of Curtis), A healthy fine-looking woman. She does not appear her age for strenuous outdoor life has kept her young. She possesses the frank, clear direct quality of the outdoors. JOHN JAYSON, (Father of Curtis, a banker) A solid man, a typical small-town, New England best-family banker, reserved in pose, unobtrusively important – a placid exterior hiding querulousness and a fussy temper JOHN JAYSON, JR., (Brother of Curtis) Resembles his father, but pompous, obtrusive, purse-and-family-proud, extremely irritating in his self-complacent air of authority emptily assertive, and loud. RICHARD JAYSON, (Brother of Curtis) A typical young casino and country club member, college-bred, good looking, not unlikable. He has been an officer in the war and has not forgotten it. ESTHER SHEFFIELD, (Sister of Curtis, wife of Mark) She has the contented face of one who lives unthinkingly from day to day. She is sheltered in an assured position in her little world. LILY JAYSON, (Sister of Curtis) A slender, rather pretty girl. The stamp of a college student is still very much about her. She insists on a superior, intellectual air, full of nervous energy. MRS. DAVIDSON, (Aunt of John Jayson) A thin, sinewy old lady, old-fashioned, unbending and rigorous in manner. MARK SHEFFIELD, (Husband of Esther, a lawyer) His long face is alert, shred, cautious, full of the superficial craftiness of the lawyer mind. EMILY JAYSON, (Wife of John Jayson, Jr.) A small mouse-like woman who conceals beneath an outward aspect of gentle, unprotected innocence – a very active envy, a silly pride and a mean malice. RICHARD BIGELOW, A large, handsome man. His face shows culture and tolerance, a sense of humor, and a lazy unambitious contentment. A MAID A loyal maid of the family A TRAINED NURSE A medical expert Contact Aaron Lex-Ham Community Theater Send Email lexhamarts.org/theater/index.html
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:04:02 +0000
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